The National tribune., 1887-05-12
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SPRAGUE.-Col. Thomas g Sprague organizer OF
the 9th Mich. on the breaking out of the war, ex-
President OF the Toledo Il 81. Louis Air Line and
the ST. Paul & Iowa Roads and IA leading patent
lawyer OF Michigan, died III Detroit last week,
aged CA.
ESo.-At Riverside. Cal, March 8, Frank Emo.
He was born at Brooklyn, N. v, May q. 1887. At
the outbreak of the war he was praetieing law in
Louisiana but he fastened North and enrolled him
self for the Union entering the service volunteer
Aid the staff OF Brig Cicn. Thomas Price at JEFF
ferson City. Mo-, early in the Fall of 1881 March
81 1862. he was appointed by the President Cap
tain and Assistant Adjuiant- General of volunteers,
and was assigned to duty on the staff of Brig Gen
James Craig at Fort Laramie He afterward served
the stalls Of Gen. w. ). Rosecrans and Gen j.
NJ. Schofied during the period of their command
OF the Department. of Missouri. with headquarters
at ST. Louis In the Spring of 1855 he was assigned
to the staff Of Gen. Asboth at Pensacola and dur
ing the last of the war was on the staff of Gen. Il.
X. =. Candy Mt New Orleans. He was promoted
Major and Assistant Adjutant- General u. 5. Vols
Feb. &, 1865, and was honorably mustered out OF
service Sept. 10, 1865
DEUMoND-ln Hayward, Wis, April 90 the re-
suit Of an accident, David X. Deumond aged So
AT the outbreak OF the he enlisted in the 10Th
Ind, one of the regiments of the old Iron Brigade
For a short time he served in Battery r. u. =. Art.
a volunteer from the Iron Brigade. At Gettys-
burg he was taken prisoner, and was for time
confined in Andersonville. He served until the
close of the war and had an honorable discharges.
wHIrE.-In Brooklyn ". ", April IS John IT.
White. Eth ". Y. lie was wounded In the left
arm during the late war. and it was remembered
Just before his death. This led Commander Camp
bell, OF Barbara Frietchie Post, G. AR to suggest
that the bullet be extracted. The ball was found
encased in thick skinny formation resembling the
crop OF chicken and fully cupful of greenish pus
came from n cavity near where the ball located
The operation convinced the surgeons that death
had been caused by blood poisoning from the
wound received while in the army.
LozIER.-At Ransom, Mich, April q, Israel Lo-
Eier 27th Mich. Sharpshooters. aged 70 years.
WHITE--In Symmetrical Monroe CO., Mich,
Feb. %, COmrade Andrew j. White. His death
caused by seven wounds received in the late
war He was a member Of Co. +. 9th III.
MITCHEIL.-At Belyidere. N C.. Richard Mitch
ell Co. II, lst n. G. He enlisted in the Spring of
1864 and was discharged June q, 1866 He was n
good soldier, and always at his post
HELFRICH.-At Carthage, ILL.,, John Helfrich OF
Alexander SIMPSON Post No. As, Department of
illinois, aged 81. lie WAS member of Co. H. llSth
Ill. and served his country faithfully for three
years. The comrades buried him in Moss Ridge
Cemetery according to the ritual Of the GAR.
BACON.-At Barre, Mass, Benjamin r. Bacon,
aged Is. He was member of the i2d Mass. The
funeral took place under the auspices of =. L. Wood
Post of which lac was prominent member.
WuIIAMs.-At Bridgeton. Mich. April % Geo.
Williams. formerly OF brooklyn, n. y. aged 81
He "A member Of DahIgren Post. No. 49, Hol-
ton. Mich. The comrades of the Post took charge
OF the remains and buried them with military hon
ors. Comrade Williams served four years and
eight months in Co. Ii. ls Long Island Inf. and Co.
d. lOiIh n. Y.
wElsn.-Hon. George W. Welsh died at waynes-
boro. Pa. April %, aged 50. lie enlisted April 49,
1861 in Co Il, I'd Pa, and directly after was pro-
NOTED to Second Lieutenant of Co. A. I26th Pa
aud served nine months. participating in the bat
ties Of fredericksburg and ChancellorsvilIe being
attached to Gen. \. a. Humphreys Third Division,
Fihh Corps. His Captain being severely wounded
mt the battle of fredericksburg Lieut. Welsh took
command of the company and retained il until It's
muster out of service. BY profession he was a law
yer, and man of sterling qualities, respected by
all who knew him. He held several Offices OF
prominence in his native County, and was its rep
resentative in the State Legislature in 1873. lie
charter member OF Capt. J. T. Walker Post
No. 2s7. and was buried by the Post and Masonic
fraternity.